The Lone Ranger

Out of all of the short stories in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (TLR), none of them are as bizarre as “Distances”. A story set in a post-apocalyptic world where all the other races died in a flood while the Native Americans kept refuge on top of the mountains. The setting itself is rather strange for casual readers as it opens up a new perspective to the idea of a world being in turmoil. As readers and consumers of media we are used to seeing only a selected few survive in this kind

Sherman Alexie was born in 1966, in the Spokane Indian American reservation in Wellpinit, Washington. His short story “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix Arizona ˮ, appears in the Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (1993). In the short-story Alexie, describes the value of friendship and family which breaks barriers and is beyond conveniences. It is take care of each other, being present, supportive, and welcoming; it is brotherhood. Alexie makes a great description about the value of friendship

When you feel worthless, and are told you are completely worthless, and start to believe it, would you have the strength to break down the walls? As a Native American it was hard, and still is, to feel as though you “belonged” in America. They struggle with high rates of suicide, are told they aren’t going to be anything but and Indian, and some overcome. But why do they have to be put through it? From the time the first settlers arrived, Native Americans lost all control over their land; and,

Courage means “the ability to do something that frightens one.” Which is what three Native American’s did, but in many different ways, and showed courage to a lot of different things but they are all still related in at least one way. Native Americans have the highest suicide and depression rate. Like Little Tree, Junior, and the NPR Navajo are three Indian’s and a tribe. All of these Indians had to deal with the white men judging and being racist towards them. Like in the book Little Tree when

Felippe Wancelotti Mrs. Amelkin AP Lang 10/4/2012 “Indian Education” Subject: Sherman Alexie delivers an essay portraying his life from a yearly view-point encompassing the 1st to 12th grade. Occasion: Indian misconceptions, mistreatments, stereotypes, and discriminations all affected Alexie on his educational highway and served as a basis for the writing of “Indian Education”. Audience: Alexie’s audience is primarily those interested in the lifestyle of Native Americans. Purpose: Alexie

Sherman Alexie is an American writer and poet and his literary works focus mostly on discrimination that Indians face. In most of his work, he criticizes white Americans for taking away land from the Indians and for ill-treating them. Sherman Alexie has a unique way of putting across his thoughts. He is very frank, has a wit that is quick and a dark sense of humor .He does not hesitate to write about the harsh and gruesome reality of the lives of Indians at reservations. He believes that “The real

Back to the Basics Not many writers can pull off a collection of interconnected short stories the way Sherman Alexie does. With his 1993 publication, The Lone Ranger and the Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Alexie won the PEN/Hemingway Award for Best First Book of Fiction for his rich portrayal of Native American life on the Spokane Indian Reservation (). As a Spokane/Coeur d’Alene Indian himself, Alexie describes the collection as thinly veiled memoir in the tenth anniversary edition, yet by employing

After reading the short story, "Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock" by Sherman Alexie, Alexie follows all six elements such as ideas, organization, voice, word choice, fluidity in sentences and last but not least, conversation. When looking at the Ideas of the short piece and how it was created, one of the most noticeable things is the revealing of the plot. Just by looking at the title you have an idea that the

management in workplaces, and leaders and congregants in the church. I have been called a lone ranger, wild stallion, clown, and someone who dances to the beat of his own drum. School was great and teachers usually like me, until I would work past the assigned work in the workbook. Getting ahead of everyone so I didn’t have homework was my goal, but this was not following directions. The title of Lone Ranger fits well in this circumstance. I would like to think I have always been a great employee

A Change in Traditions What was your childhood like? Who influenced your experiences and what are some of your earliest memories? In the Lone Ranger and tonto the author Sherman alexie follows the life of a young man named Victor. Alexie portrays the chronic adverse effects that alcoholism has on victor’s childhood and into his adult years, as well as its effects on the Native American community as a whole. Alexi documents the adverse effects alcohol has on the Native American communities